West Coast Times. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1889.

West Coast Times, Issue 7430, 28 June 1889, Page 2

West Coast Times. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1889.

From our Wellington correspondent's i relpg'ams it will be seen that the aesistani;e given by the Government to the New PljmoutS Hirbor Board is again to be made the subject of an attack ia the House. We do not pc? whnt elsf the G'lvirnment couM have done. A loojl body, borrowing under powers confeired upon it by Parliament, finds itself unable to bear the ohnr^es for interest, ami finking fund. It ia uot a question of whorrnr the Harbor Bond has carried out its functions iv a sau 1 - factory manner or not, but whether a New Zaland public body shall i.c ailuw-pj to full in its payments!. If this latt» r occurred the ciedif of the country would be gieally injured, mu'-h rao>e so than by luiving to furnish the su«jn deficU-n!, Nor is the Government, cuddling itself with a lieuvy responsibility. Tlip Board has large iating powers over un extensive nrea of valuable country, and, in addition, a proportion of the money derived from land sales within that aroa. Owing to the policy of the late administration being opposed to tbemle of land the Board's receipts dwindled very cons-iilerably, and this was the ptincipal reason of their being short. No matter how muc't the necessi'y may be regretted, the country must cnjie to the rescue of local bodiei similnr'y situate 1 or it« credit will soon get into bad odour. The mistake, if one has been cummitied, was in the Act of Parliament, which conferred borrowing powers upon the Board. It is too latf now to look back. Asiu many similar cases, there is a secret spring of aetiou in tbe breosis of th"Se untiigonistic to the Bourd, eotirely apait from thi'ir patriotic desire 3to prevent what they deem an evil. New Plymouth is the natural centre of a very larg-« and fertile district in which Wellington aad Auckland tracers find a jjoud marker. Should a good harbor b" male t.liei*' 1 a la>ge increase of traie wO'ild follow, to the ue'riment of the citie* mentioned. The bcsiility of their members U thus easily understood. Uuderlying 1 this smaller quettion is the greater one concerning oil the four large cities. They know well enough that if artificial bat bora are 1 made of the smaller poits which have a good back country, a number of rivals will be dtveloned. This feeling it ia which produces the stirring denunciations of this or tbat Board's allegvd mismanagement. We do not say that these are not in part deserved — a> a matter of fact there are evidences of blunders in nearly every instance— but we do not give those hos'ile critics credit for being actuated by disinterested motives. In the dUtiict around New Plymouth, especially where Lhe direct benefits from the coustiuctioo of a harbor will not be so great, there is a strong desire to get rid of the heavy rates which the Board cun impose. There is a small Harbor Board a Waitara which is very sore about the powers possessed by the sister town, also whilst that portion ofthe district front iDg on Cook's Strait is teekiog to be relieved from Ihe liability. Mr Hutchinson's distiict adjoins this and is probably in sympathy with its feeling, hence his speech iv the House is not hard to understand. But aa we havtsaid the past cannot be retraced. Parliament ha* conferred borrowing powers on tbe Harbor Board, and thos>e powers have been exercised j the country is now compelled for its own reputation to maintain the credit of tbe Board with the foreign money lpnder.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council will be held this evening at half-past seven o'clock.

A lot of 237 Kelly s Terrace shares, sold by by Messrs Wade & Co., yesterday, where purchased by Mr L. Raphael at 3s 6d per share.

The Victoria School will break up for the mid- winter holidays this afternoon. The Chairman, Mr Hudson, and members of the Committee will attend, and the usual cere, mony gone through.}

A practice for the forthcoming Polo match' Hokitika v. Oreymouth, took place last night at the Palace Rink. The following are the names of the local team : — Messrs G-oodson, Dixon, Lynch, Glasgow, A. Fendall, Malfroy and H. Smith.

Tbe First Westland Rifles and Cadets paraded last night under Captains Wade and Bell. There was a fair muster of the Rifles and that of the Cadets was not large. Lieut Benning e>ercised the men in battalion drill in Weld Street for close on two hours, and the Cadets were exercised by Lieut. Evanstj after which a return was made to the Drill Shed. A company order was read appointing Volß. Greville and Coltman to the rank of corporal. It was also stated that non-com-missioned officers would have to submit to examination upon the next visit of Adjutant Webb, and it was arranged that at the next parade the companies would rendezvous at the Kanieri.

The book of the season that should be read by all, especially the ladies, is " Banking Under Difficulties, ' written by an old resident of the Coast, which is not only historical, but full of anecdotes and reminiscences of many of our great men of the time. Now on sale at E. B. Sammons's, stationer, Eevell street — Advt.

H. Schroder and Son aer now making up some very nioe trouserings of the very best tweeds at moderate charges, at their tailoring establishment. — Advt.

The Local Committee to the Dunedin Exhibition is making great progress with its work. Mr W. Q-. Johnston, the energetic chairman of the Executive Committee, is leaving no stone unturned to seoure an i adequate representation of this district. Three bays have been secured, and exhibits are coming in from all directions, givflig an assurance that Westland will make the best ' show to the world it has done yet. Our staple products — minerals and timber — will occupy a front rank, and will probably surprise not only outsiders, but many West- ' lander?, ignorant as yet of the great natural I wealth which surrounds them. It is to be hoped that one and all will continue to work for the same end, and make our show the very best possible.

The Charitable Aid Cominiesion had a sitting yesterday afternoon when the evidence of Mr Hudson, one of the Trustees of the Westlnnd Hospital, was taken. He condemned the District Committee system, stating that he had known instances of men, when taken ill, paying five shillings towards a ticket and immediately afterwards obtaining admission at the hospital. A great many ofthe pntients admitted on the country tickets were well off and quite able to pay. The Commission sits this morning at 10 o'clock.

Messrs Wade & Co. will sell this afternoon at 2 o'clock in their room;?, Wharf street, a number of valuable freehold properties, business premises and town sections.

A recent Gazette notifies that the Governor has been pleased to approve of the transfer of Captain George Simpson Smith, of the Greymouth Rifle Volunteers, to the honorary unattached list, with the rank of Major.

To-day is the last day for the payment of publican's licenses. They must be paid to the Town Clerk before 4 p.m.

The G-rey Riper Argus says it is as well to remind householders to not only lock their doors at nighs, but to also attend to their window fastenings. For some few nights some gentry of burglarious instincts have been prowling about and trying various dwellings, though what they could expect in the way of valuables or money it it not easy to see. It is however a fact that three houses have been visited within the past three days. In one — a public house — they tried the safe, but could not open it or take it away. At another place they had a lot of " swag " — that, we believe, is the proper burglar's term — aathered together ready for removal ; but being interrupted in their work they had to decamp without their plunder. At another private residence thoy took the house dog off the chain and made a desperate attempt to lift a

window ; but it happened to be fastened, and although the window sill bears strong traces of the tools employed no entrance was effected, and the depredators had to depart with nothing more valuable than the contents of the kitchen safe. A couple of nights ago, also, some enterprising member of the craft removed some of the shutters of at least two business places on Mawhera Quay, but he apparently desisted or was disturbed in his word before any real business was done. In a recent lecture at Birmingham (England), Professor Austen, of the Royal Mint? said :—": — " Here is a bar of tin, two feet long and an inch thick, which it would be most diffi. cult to break, though it would readily bend double. If only I rub a little quick-silver on its surface a remarkable effect will be produced. T^e fluid metal will penetrate the solid one, and in a few seconds it will, as you see, break readily — the fractured surface being white, like silver." This is one of the curiosities 'of alloys. The Inangahua Times says that, tbe first serious football casuality that has yet happened in Reefton occurred during a game on Saturday afternoon, when W. Aiken sustained a fracture of the large bone of the left leg. He was running to collar a player on the opposite side, when he collided with another player and fell, and in doing so sustained the injury. It is said the noise of the snapping bone was heard all over the field. The fracture is thought to be a comparatively simple one, but the sufferer will be incapacitated for

a month or six weeks.

The Chancellor of the Diocese of Winchester (England) has given the following opinion as to the use of the burial office at funerals by cremation :—": — " In my view the service may

properly be read after cremation, as old

Christian services for the dead might be over the ashes of martyrs who had been burnt, at the time of burying the ashes, but I think it

should not be the prelude to the cremation."

They seem to have a nice Licensing Committee at Hawera. A girl who d clared ahe

did not know her age, but who looked about

seventeen, applied for a publican's license. A member of the Committee actually canvassed for signatures to a householder's certificate in

favor of her request. There was a strong feel-

ing in her behalf on the Committee, and it was only by the chairman's casting vote that the improper and ridiculous application wa 3 lefused.

Customer (in restaurant) — A boiled spring chicken, waiter, and a small bottle, vintage '74. Waiter — Yes, sir. (Later) — ff ind everything right, sir ? Customer — No ; you have made a mistake. You've brought me spring wire and a '74 vintage chicken.

The following advertisement appeared not long ag<* in the Guardian, a representative High Church newspaper published in London : — "Sydney, New South Wales. — Senior curacy vacant ; important parish ; no special inducements; encouragraentsfew; discouragements many ; plenty of hard work ; climatp (in summer, very trying; large and hideous church. Full particulars may be obtained on application to -." Who prepared the advertisement is not stated, but the author is. supposed to be a gentleman who was not very

anxious to see the vacancy filled. It is not surprising to learn that few applications were sent in.

Certainly the Most Effective medicine in the world is Sander and Son s eucalypti extract. Test its eminently powerful effects inCough.s Colds, Influenza, &c, the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the mosl gratifying testimony. Read this certificate :—: — " 24th April, 1885. — Messrs S >nder and Sons, — It is with the greatest of i leasure that I testify to the excellence of your Eucalypti Extract. Having had inflamation on the bone of the leg, which came on after a Bevere attack of low fever, I wa- 1 attended by Dr J. Boyd, who had made strenuous efforts to save my leg, but without success. He then found it necessary to amputate my limb. Having heard in the meantime of the wonderful cures

worked by the Eucalypti Extract, I obtained a bottle, and the extract had not been applied more than an hour when I began to feel greatly relieved. After applying the extraot every four hours for nine or ten days I was out of all danger. I would persuade all who may be affected with any Buch disease to give the Eucalypti Extract a trial, and lam convinced that they will find it the most wonderful of medicines. — Yours, &c, E. J. Carnow' Wattle street, Sandhurst."— (Advt.)

A meeting of Loyalists, convened for tho purpose of protesting against the mission of the Irish Home Eule delegates, was Hold, in the Balmain Town Hall, New fcputh WaiejSj and was attended by 800 persons. The proceedings were highly enthusiastic. Resolutions protesting against the mission, aflJl especially denying the statement made in the address of the Irish National League, that a large majority of the people of the Colony are in favor of Homo Eule, were carried almost unanimously.

Regulations have recently been issued for encouraging the study of Eussian by Indian covenanted civil servants. The regulations are much tho same as those applicable to military officers. A certain number of civil servants will be allowed, while on leave, to attend the examination held by the Civil Service Commissioners, and if they pass satisfactorily, will be permitted to reside in Eussia for some eight months. If they qualify as interpreters at a final examination held by the Commissioners, they will receive a gratuity of £200 and their travelling expenses to and from Eussia, and be permitted to count the residence in Eussia as

The beet Remedy for Indigestion. — Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently Eecommended

as a Simple Remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which

we are subject. Norton's Pills, with justice called the " Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach, " act as apowerful tonic and gentle apoiiant, are mild in their operation, and safe under any circumstances Sold in bottles, at Is ljd-. 2s 9d., Us., by 1 Mei?\ine Vendors throughout the World. If you want to save money buy your drapery at H. Shroder and Son's — Advt.